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Agreed! - it certainly looks better than a D5 rear end!! ..... more ....D4ish....2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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23rd Nov 2016 10:30 pm
Mogwyth
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RRSTDV8 wrote:
If you took the "Discovery" off the back it was totally unrecognisable as a Land Rover.
Taking you literally and assuming ypu are not just talking about the rear end:
Think they like pretty similar to me, unfortunately the days of this are long gone :
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23rd Nov 2016 11:02 pm
Dannyson
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so sad.... the 'design for life' or some such cliche used for the D3/4 .... has gone .... to look like everything else - and not just Land Rovers 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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23rd Nov 2016 11:12 pm
Dannyson
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No thanks......! - 'get with the programme' - or we will be assimilated.....? 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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23rd Nov 2016 11:20 pm
Red Merle
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You are not alone. It would seem that quite a few of us on here would wish to retain our autonomy and be free choose where we should be supportive, or critical, of Land Rover, as we see fit 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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24th Nov 2016 5:25 am
Deanos_Beano
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Would it be too much to hope that Land Wind might clone the D4 ?
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24th Nov 2016 7:00 am
RRSTDV8
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Mogwyth wrote:
RRSTDV8 wrote:
If you took the "Discovery" off the back it was totally unrecognisable as a Land Rover.
Taking you literally and assuming ypu are not just talking about the rear end:
I was talking about the rear view really. The side profile does follow the family look. The front is a bit different but the RRS will be getting the slit vents in the lower front valance corners so will tie in with D5.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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24th Nov 2016 9:15 am
Scott #55
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All the Discos so far - D1 to D4 - have looked like Discos - granted, the D1s and D2s look dated now alongside the D3 and D4, but they still look like Discos.
The D5 has lost that look. Without the badge, you'd be pushed to distinguish it from other SUVs.
I am not saying that this is a bad thing - I'm sure that there will be lots of buyers who love the look and see the 1- 4s as old hat. But for me, it's lost the look which set it apart from other SUVs.
24th Nov 2016 11:00 am
Florafauna
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I have to take issue with that - the D1 looked nothing like a Disco.... MegaSTUPID BREXIT
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24th Nov 2016 11:16 am
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Land Rover fans James and Richard have just been photographed following the new D5....
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24th Nov 2016 11:34 am
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I have decided I officially like the lop-sided, stupid looking rear number plate. It'll help me figure out which is the jelly mould LRs I'm looking at.
24th Nov 2016 11:41 am
jgg326
Member Since: 21 Nov 2015
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It's a mass market design that will sell well but is pretty tame and generic. In the constant pursuit for better economy/lower costs/higher profit then it was inevitable that the design would become more homogenous - you can see the same with nearly all other makes BMW, Audi etc. They all have the odd model that is different (i8 or RS8 for example) but they are all pretty dull. Maybe a new Defender will break the mould?John
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28th Nov 2016 11:40 am
petersw
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Judging from this post I cannot wait for the new Defender to arrive Peter
28th Nov 2016 11:56 am
Red Merle
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I'm not so sure that Gerry McGovern's forward slanted and body coloured C pillar was originally "borrowed from" the Saab 9-5 after all:
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